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THE TEMECULA BEAT: Local expert praises "scandalous!" olive oil tome

This entry was posted on January 3, 2012 by toocadmin.

Scandalous! Explosive! Olive oil?

Yep.

In "Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil,"Tom Mueller explains, in often riveting detail, how the olive oil trade has sometimes mirrored the international drug trade and how the "extra virgin" label may be deceiving or a flat-out lie in some cases.

The book has garnered applause from many foodies and critics, including the folks at USA Today, which recently named it a top pick .

For those wondering what any of this has to do with Temecula, the city is home to the Temecula Olive Oil Company, a homegrown business that sells its oil all throughout the state and internationally.